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WORMISH
Definition of WORMISH
adjective
Like a worm.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From worm + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WORM · 10 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WORMISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WORMISH starts with W and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HIMORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found WORMISH?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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